infectious disease

Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: Causes and Treatment

Symptoms The possible acute symptoms of type 2 diabetes include: Thirst (polydipsia) and hunger (polyphagia). Increased urination (polyuria). Visual disturbances Weight loss Fatigue, exhaustion, declining performance. Poor wound healing, infectious diseases. Skin lesions, itching Acute complications: Hyperacidity (ketoacidosis), hyperosmolar hyperglycemic syndrome. Untreated diabetes is far from harmless and can lead in the longer term to … Diabetes Mellitus Type 2: Causes and Treatment

Mosquito Bites

Symptoms Possible symptoms after a mosquito bite include local reactions such as: Itching Wheal formation, swelling, induration Redness, feeling of warmth Inflammation Due to the skin lesion, there is a risk of infection. Usually mosquito bites are self-limiting and disappear after a few days on their own. However, a mosquito bite can also cause swelling … Mosquito Bites

Chickenpox (Varicella)

Symptoms The disease begins with symptoms similar to a cold or flu, with elevated temperature, fever, feeling sick, weakness, and fatigue. Within about 24 hours, the typical rash appears all over the body and develops within a few days. It is initially blotchy and then filled blisters form, which break open and crust over. The … Chickenpox (Varicella)

Dasatinib

Products Dasatinib is commercially available in the form of film-coated tablets (Sprycel). It has been approved in many countries since 2007. Generic versions were registered in 2020. Structure and properties Dasatinib (C22H26ClN7O2S, Mr = 488.0 g/mol) exists as a white powder that is insoluble in water. It is an aminopyrimidine derivative. Effects Dasatinib (ATC L01XE06) … Dasatinib

Cholera Symptoms

It is considered one of the scourges of mankind: cholera. The bacterial infectious disease has claimed many lives, especially in the 19th century. For example, during the last major cholera epidemic in Hamburg in 1892, nearly 10,000 people died before the disease could be contained. However, cholera is not a disease of the past: regardless … Cholera Symptoms

Smallpox: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

Smallpox or smallpox is an extreme and highly contagious infectious disease. It is caused by viruses and transmitted by droplet infection or dust or direct contact. Typical signs are the infectious and contagious pus blisters or pustules. Smallpox, which is often fatal, should not be confused with the more harmless chickenpox in children. What is … Smallpox: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment

MERS

Symptoms Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) manifests as a respiratory illness with flu-like symptoms such as: Fever, chills Cough, sore throat Muscle and joint pain Shortness of breath Digestive problems such as nausea and diarrhea The disease can lead to severe pneumonia, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), septic shock, renal failure and multi-organ failure. It … MERS

Diet and Nutrition in Liver Disease

Many people will immediately raise their hands defensively when hearing or reading the phrase diet and nutrition in liver disease, because they believe that a dietary prescription consists only of prohibitions. This is not infrequently due to the fact that, up to now, the doctor usually put a large number of foods on a forbidden … Diet and Nutrition in Liver Disease

Antibiotics: Effects, Uses & Risks

Antibiotics have become an indispensable part of our medicine cabinet today. They play a paramount role in combating a large number of infectious diseases against which one was virtually powerless in the past. Importance Antibiotics play a weighty role in combating infectious diseases. Since the introduction of penicillin, for example, success has been achieved in … Antibiotics: Effects, Uses & Risks

Cough Causes and Remedies

Symptoms Coughing is a physiologic defense response used to clear foreign bodies, microorganisms, and mucus from the respiratory tract. An acute cough lasts up to three weeks and a subacute cough lasts up to eight weeks. After eight weeks, it is referred to as a chronic cough (Irwin et al., 2000). A distinction is also … Cough Causes and Remedies

Teething Discomfort

Background The first baby teeth usually appear between 6 and 12 months of age. Rarely, they erupt before 3 months of age or not until after 12 months of age. After 2 to 3 years at the latest, all teeth have erupted. Symptoms Numerous signs and symptoms are traditionally attributed to teething. However, a causal … Teething Discomfort